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Marvel Rivals update 20251030 adds Galacta’s Gift Vol. 2, Chrono-Storm event, and fixes
Version 1.000.053 for consoles (PS4 shows 1.11) brings Galacta’s Gift Vol. 2, the Chrono-Storm event running October 30 to November 14 2025, Marvel Zombies improvements, and multiple hero and mode...
Smite 2 1.0 estimated for 2026 as open beta runs on PC now
Smite 2 launched into an open beta on January 14, 2025 with 45 Gods, and a full 1.0 release is estimated to land sometime in 2026 as more characters are...
Metal Gear Solid Delta Update Adds Fox Hunt Mode
Konami has begun rolling out Update 1.002.001 (internal version 1.2.1) for Metal Gear Solid Delta on PC, PS5, and Xbox, adding the online Fox Hunt multiplayer mode plus performance and...
YouTube tightens gambling and violent content rules – what it could mean for esports
YouTube will enforce stricter rules from November 17, 2025 that expand bans on gambling-linked material including in-game skins and age-restrict realistic depictions of graphic violence, a change that could touch...
The First Descendant Season 3 Episode 2 Assemble arrives November 6
Season 3 Episode 2, titled Assemble and billed as No Retreat, No Surrender, goes live on November 6 and sets up the run toward the final fight with Karel.
PlayStation Plus November Lineup Includes Stray, EA Sports WRC 24, and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Sony will make Stray, EA Sports WRC 24, and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator available to PlayStation Plus subscribers from November 4, 2025.
Microsoft reports Xbox hardware revenue down 29%, content and services up 1 percent with first-party content decline weighing on growth
FY26 Q1 shows Xbox hardware revenue fell 29 percent year over year while Xbox content and services rose 1 percent, with that growth offset by a decline in first-party content.
Kojima says he only just learned Konami turned down a Matrix game offer in 1999
Konami declined the Wachowskis' 1999 offer to make a Matrix tie-in while Hideo Kojima was working on Metal Gear Solid 2, and Kojima says he only found out recently.
The Outer Worlds 2 won’t let you respec your character – director says story choices should remain permanent
Obsidian's RPG locks Skills and Perks after the prologue with no respec option, and the director argues that preserving story choices is intentional.
Take-Two CEO says generative AI can’t create the next GTA
Strauss Zelnick argues AI tools are limited by intellectual property concerns and ‘backward-looking’ training data and cannot generate wholly original franchises like Grand Theft Auto.
